Vintage Swimming Pool Water Test Kit Quintin Moore and Sons Glasgow
Circa 1930-40? Obtained from Papplewick Lido Notts in the 80's. The lido had opened in the 1930's and was demolished in 1995.
Comprising a handled case with four closed test tubes and their coloured liquids to denote the alkalinity and chlorine levels, reagents from bottles in the rear would be added to pool water in the two clear test tubes.
Probably by means of the two pipettes which could then drain into their respective test tubes prior to cleaning. The sample was then placed by the side of the closed phials in the effort to obtain a match. A white glass plate at the rear provides a clean background.

CONDITION:
The coloured phials a have labels in various degrees of distress. The clear tubes have intact stoppers but various degrees of staining and soiling.
The reagent bottle labels are in good condition. The case is missing it's front cover as evidenced by the surviving hinge parts. This does however give the opportunity to illuminate the interior for display The plywood rear of the case is showing some signs of splitting and the rest has scratches and abrasions. Colours are a result of my camera work your monitor and eyesight. Please view all the photos and ask about any item that concerns you prior to bidding.

HISTORY:

Quintin Moore and Sons are to be found in the Post Office Trade Directories at 79 Fountainwell Rd from 1927 up into the early 40's. Their telegram address was \"Exenol\", one of their disinfectant products.
A Quintin Moore was also the M.D. of The Standard Chemical Co. 116 West Regent St Earliest trade directory entry 1829-1830 then an apparent slight change of name
(Standard Chemical and Colour) and address until 1918/19 then reverting on up to 1936. pany were filing patents as early as 1913 Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office, Volume 191 (A dry bottom gas producer)
Works listed in the 1925 Scottish Valuation Rolls
\"The Standard Chemical Products Co Ltd., 116 West Regent St., Glasgow (owners & occupiers) £130 (on land owned by the Duke of Portland:) Standard Chemical Products Co (tenants) £24.8/-\"
Quintin Moore is quoted in \"The Chemist and Druggist\" (5/6/1920) on the occasion of a dinner for the contractors in the erection of a brand new acid works at Irvine. (Gailes Rd according to directories) \"this was the largest plant of its kind in Scotland, and that there was no plant of the same size in any single works in England. The
plant consists of two separate units, prising two furnaces, two glovers, four chambers, and two Gay Lussac elevators and splash boxes\".
There is the distinct possible from BMD records that these were truly father and son operations and / or branches of the same diverse enterprises.

MEASUREMENTS:
Height 26 cm; Diameter 34 cm; depth 17 cm. All approximate.
Collection only from Beeston Rylands